A second-grader at Bradley Academy gets hands-on experience with a banjo during the Macon Music Education program at the school on Thursday.

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Nancy De Gennaro
The Daily News Journal

The Macon Music program, an educational extension of the annual old-time music Uncle Dave Macon Days festival, is hosting a variety of musical performances at city schools to share the extensive musical heritage of Murfreesboro and Middle Tennessee.

First of the performances was held Thursday at Bradley Academy with The Slim Chance Band performing music of the 1920s. Each month following, a different band will showcase the style of music popular in the next decade. ...